Michelle Swallow, MAI, currently serves as an Executive Vice President in Newmark Valuation & Advisory’s San Jose, California office. Swallow brings to her position over 19 years of experience valuing and advising on a wide variety of commercial real estate property types.
Prior to Newmark, Swallow was a senior director in Cushman & Wakefield’s Valuation & Advisory Services Group. In this position, Swallow performed appraisal and consulting services throughout Northern California on all types of properties, including industrial facilities, corporate headquarter campuses, office complexes, retail centers, automobile dealerships, self-storage facilities, apartments, vacant land and residential subdivisions. The intended use of these assignments included mortgage lending, corporate advisory, disposition, acquisition, assessment districts, tax appeal purposes, litigation and rent arbitration.
Professional Achievements
- Valuation & Advisory Self Storage Specialist for Northern California, Cushman & Wakefield, 2012 – 2017
- Northern California Service Excellence Award, Cushman & Wakefield, 2009
Licenses and Designations
- MAI designation, Appraisal Institute
- Certified general real estate appraiser, state of California
Education
Swallow earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire. She has also completed the coursework sponsored by the Appraisal Institute and other organizations an annual basis to maintain the continuing education requirements of the Appraisal Institute, and state of California.